lanthopine

L1A1N1T1H4O1P3I1N1E1

noun

An alkaloid found in opium.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounlanthopine (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablechemistryAn alkaloid found in opium.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλανθάνω“to escape notice”
  2. Englishlanthopine

From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “to escape notice”) + opium + -ine.

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Chicago

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